My sister had been raving about Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010, brainchild of Janette Toral (of Digital Filipino fame). It’s only now that I’ve heard of this (helleur, hermit emerging in the Philippine blogosphere over here!) so I was quite excited to find that there’s a sort of award that focuses on the newer blogs. Many of my nominees aren’t exactly newbies, as I will discuss later, but their blogs fit the bill.

This is quite a daunting task since many of my favorite new blog authors have not been updating for quite some time. I even had to nudge some of my nominees to go update. Anyhoo, here are my nominees:

The Reluctant Stylista

Blog:The Reluctant StylistaURL: http://www.reluctantstylista.comAuthor: Alexandra Lapa, though I call her Thundersenshi (yes, she is my sister)Reason for nomination: Although Alex is not new to the websphere, being a self-educated web designer since age 12, she only realized that she loved fashion recently. Reluctant Stylista was born in late 2009. She was a tomboy growing up (even her friends were shocked that she’s studying to become a stylist now), so I find her blog helpful to those who had the same experience. She’s right about one thing: all women want to look good, even those who are androgynous. You’ll see her feature so many styles and many of these are friendly to women of all inclinations. It also doesn’t hurt that she features many upcoming models, some of whom have unconventional looks.

DJMixes

Blog:DJMixesURL:http://jonisho.blogspot.com/Author: Dong SantosReason for nomination: Dong is one of the people I will call a multidisciplinary artist. He was a graduate of Multimedia Arts but ended up continuing his father’s fashion design business. Many of his blog posts feature his interests in various forms of art, from film. Dong is also an explorer, so you’ll see him feature many spots in and out of the country, although he professes deep love for the Philippines’ beautiful scenery. Dong is funny and silly in a very endearing way, but his posts show a lot of substance.

Manila Life

Blog:Manila LifeURL:http://manila-life.blogspot.comAuthor: Manila StoneReason for nomination: I stumbled upon this blog when I was looking at my tracker stats. My eyes actually rounded at the amount of information about contests. Wow. I almost wish this blog had been around earlier (though that would mean I wouldn’t get to nominate it), because there was a time that I had enjoyed joining (and winning) numerous contests. And, believe it or not, there is a community for contest addicts. They really take this hobby seriously, so much that they’ve turned contest entries into art. I can only be amazed at the wonderful things that result from competitions. This is a blog that caters to that community. It’s also very up-to-date when it comes to events in and around Manila.

NotOffline

Blog:NotOfflineURL:http://www.notoffline.comAuthor: Kenneth TanReason for nomination: Like Alex, Ken began tinkering with websites when he was 12. His portfolio is impressive, no doubt about that. But it was only in late 2009 that he began this blog. He has a lot of opinions about happenings in Manila as he dabbles into a mishmash of things ranging from the mundane to the very technical. His varied interests can be seen in his 2009 exhibit Warhaus Prjct, which featured street art and street food. Ken’s tone is very sarcastic, which many people may find harsh, but he doesn’t mince with words so his messages cut effectively across.

Bamboozle dee Dumb

Blog:BAMBOOZLE dee DUMB (The Ranting Hatter)URL:http://rantinghatter.blogspot.comAuthor: Paul Adrian de VeraReason for nomination: Paul is a Studio Artist who also enjoys coming up with concepts for advertising. Like Ken, he has a lot of opinions about many things, but his writings make it seem like he’s aiming to become a Patrick Flores apprentice (Patrick Flores, as I have mentioned before, is one of my favorite curators). His posts encompass a myriad of topics, from showbiz (the Ricky Martin entry caught my attention) to politics. When he goes into theoretical discussions, however, readers with low attention span may want to carry a bucket load of tissues — he is nosebleed inducing. I love his discussions, though.

There, my list. Hrn. I just noticed that 4 out of 5 nominees here are Multimedia Artists, 2 are from the College of Saint Benilde (Alex and Dong) and 2 are from Asia Pacific College (Paul and Kenneth). Interesting!

Post navigation

16 Comments

Hey! 🙂 I'm inviting you to visit tara-na.com. It's a food and travel blog I created to motivate me to explore new places. This blog is inspired by a goal which is to travel the world bit by bit. I would start from my province and then progress to neighboring provinces to nearby countries and so on. 🙂 I wish to wake up someday and just suddenly realize that I have already achieved my goal. So yeah, it's a long term project for myself. 🙂 You may want to consider it for your pick of the top 10 emerging influential blogs of 2010. Thank you! 🙂 And cheers to this writing project!

yay! thanks so much for the appreciation and nomination, miss ;D this is much of a surprise! I'm honored that a certified & successful blog geek like skysenshi can see interest in this pitiful blog'o'mine ;)) more power

Hi Ms. Beatrice, I hope you'll find time to visit my tiny blue blog – http://www.paolodome.co.cc. And I hope you'll consider it to be on your list. It would be my honor if you'll nominate me. Thank you and God speed.

I love reading through the writing project entries 'cause I discover awesome blogs like The Reluctant Stylista and Not Offline. I'm actually looking for a fashion blog to include on my list and I'm glad I checked your nominees.

It's my blog about how I make money online. I write detailed guides/articles on the different ways I make money online. I also post my payment proofs here to show everyone that I do make money online. If I was able to do it, anyone else can, too!

Although I do get referrals from Pinay Online Money Maker, it's still a blog so I tell people exactly how I manage to earn something so they'd know the TRUTH about how I go about earning money online so they can decide if they want to join the said money-making program or not.

I believe I've been influential to other people who want to start making money online, too, especially fellow Pinoys. I make sure I answer questions as soon as possible to avoid people getting scammed or to avoid further confusion. So, I really hope you can consider my blog.

The Ranting Hatter expresses his gratitude to Skysenshi for the appreciation. 🙂 While I am not overly informed about what this is all about, to be noticed is already an honor. 🙂 My rants go by and wander in the immensely populated cyberworld,which is why, having people read those stuff makes me feel like having met fellow voyagers across this vast smorgasbord. 🙂

Started as a personal in September of 2009, this blog already received more than 25,000 hits according to StatCounter. Gained a Pagerank 3 and an Alexa Rank of 6,320 in PH (1,229,308 Worldwide) It also always at the upper Top 15 of TopBlogs.com.ph in it's category. With 98 blog post, this blog already received 121 blog comments.

Thru the Manila Bloggers Network, I got to access premiere nights invites and press screenings of major international films & local indie films which I get to post in this blog. Also because of my blog, I was able to meet the PR of Walt Disney Films, Columbia Pictures & Warner Bros and he invited me to attend their movie premiere so I can do a movie review in my blog. I was also invited by Star Cinema to attend their presscons, for the 3rd time now.

To prove that I don't made this blog to gain money from it, I only put ads on it this month July 2010, after almost 9 months 🙂 Hope you can consider my blog 😀

yay! thanks so much for the appreciation and nomination, miss ;D this is much of a surprise! I'm honored that a certified & successful blog geek like skysenshi can see interest in this pitiful blog'o'mine ;)) more power

About The Author

Doc B is a crazy cat lady, a former behavioral scientist turned video game producer, and a full professor. She is an INFJ who is married to an INTJ game/software engineer. You can grab a copy of her book by clicking the book thumbnail below.